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{{Short description|American university administrator, born 1947}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name              = Jay Gogue
|image             = Jay Gogue - September 2021.jpg
|caption           = Gogue in 2021
|office            = Chancellor of [[New Mexico State University]]
|status            = Acting
|term_start        = April 7, 2023
|term_end          = 
|predecessor       = [[Dan Arvizu]]
|successor         = 
|order1            = 20th
|title1            = President of [[Auburn University]]
|term_start1       = 2019
|term_end1         = 2022
|predecessor1      = [[Steven Leath]]
|successor1        = [[Christopher B. Roberts]]
|term_start2       = 2007
|term_end2         = 2017
|predecessor2      = Edward R. Richardson
|successor2        = [[Steven Leath]]
|order3            = 7th
|office3           = Chancellor of the University of Houston System
|term_start3       = 2003
|term_end3         = 2007
|predecessor3      = [[Arthur K. Smith]]
|successor3        = [[Renu Khator]]
|birth_date        = {{birth year and age|1947}}
|birth_place       = [[Waycross, Georgia]], U.S.
|death_date        = 
|death_place       = 
|spouse            = Susie Gogue 
|education         = [[Auburn University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Science|MS]])<br>[[Michigan State University]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])
| module            = 
  {{Infobox academic | child=yes
  | alma_mater         = 
  | thesis_title       = Chrysanthemum stem girdling due to chemical pinching agents and an improved tissue preparation technique for different microscopes
  | thesis_url         = https://www.proquest.com/docview/302659723/
  | thesis_year        = 1973
  | doctoral_advisor   = 
  | academic_advisors  = 
  | discipline         = horticulture
  | sub_discipline     = 
  | workplaces         = {{plainlist|
* [[National Park Service]]
* [[Clemson University]]
* [[Utah State University]]
* [[University of Houston]]
* [[Auburn University]]
* [[New Mexico State University]]
}}
  }}
}}

'''George Jay Gogue''' ({{IPAc-en|g|uː|ʒ}} {{respell|GOOZH}}; born 1947) is an American educator and 20th President of [[Auburn University]], a position he held from 2007 until his retirement in July 2017 and again in 2019 until 2022, before taking the position of Chancellor of [[New Mexico State University]] in 2023.<ref name="bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.auburn.edu/administration/president/bio.html|title=Auburn biography}}</ref>

==Biography==
Jay Gogue was born in [[Waycross, Georgia]], U.S.<ref name="bio"/><ref name="nmsu">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nmsu.edu/General/Past_presidents/gogue.html |title=New Mexico State University |access-date=2010-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527170020/http://www.nmsu.edu/General/Past_presidents/gogue.html |archive-date=2010-05-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="advisors">{{Cite web |url=http://www.iaccgh.com/archives/officers/advisors.htm |title=Advisors |access-date=2010-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921153540/http://www.iaccgh.com/archives/officers/advisors.htm |archive-date=2010-09-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He graduated from Auburn University with a [[bachelor's degree]] in 1969, and a [[Master's degree]] in 1971.<ref name="bio"/><ref name="nmsu"/><ref name="advisors"/> In 1973, he received a [[PhD]] in [[horticulture]] from [[Michigan State University]].<ref name="bio"/><ref name="nmsu"/><ref name="advisors"/>

From 1973 to 1976, he worked for the [[National Park Service]].<ref name="bio"/> He also worked as a U.S. army reserve officer.<ref name="advisors"/> In 1986, he was appointed as associate director of the Office of University Research at [[Clemson University]] in [[South Carolina]].<ref name="bio"/><ref name="nmsu"/> He also was vice-president for research and vice-president and vice-provost for agriculture and natural resources at Clemson from 1988 to 1995.<ref name="bio"/><ref name="nmsu"/><ref name="advisors"/> From 1995 to 2000, he was Provost of [[Utah State University]].<ref name="bio"/><ref name="nmsu"/><ref name="advisors"/> He was President of [[New Mexico State University]] from 2000 to 2003.<ref name="bio"/><ref name="nmsu"/><ref name="advisors"/> He also had a dual role as chancellor of the [[University of Houston System|University of Houston&nbsp;System]] and president of the [[University of Houston]] from 2003 to 2007.<ref name="bio"/> From 2007 to July 2017, he was president of Auburn University.<ref name="bio"/>

Gogue's annual salary in 2013 was $2.5 million, making him the second-highest paid president of a public college in America.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oanow.com/news/auburn/article_72d96ac8-bbfe-11e2-8cb4-0019bb30f31a.html|title=Auburn University explains Gogue's annual salary|date=13 May 2013|publisher=OANow.com|accessdate=24 January 2015}}</ref>

In October 2012 Gogue was elected to the [[Alabama Academy of Honor]] by its members.<ref name=academy>{{cite web|url=http://www.archives.alabama.gov/famous/academy/jay_gogue.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223033827/http://www.archives.alabama.gov/famous/academy/jay_gogue.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2013|title=Jay Gogue|website=[[Alabama Academy of Honor]] |date=October 2012|accessdate=24 January 2015}}</ref>

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